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  b r i e f l y r e v i e w s w h a t h a s b e e n d i s c u s s e d i n t h e p r e v i o u s c h a p t e r s a n d some s u g g e s t i o n s w h i c h d e a l s w i t h t h e f i n d - i n g s o f t h i s s t u d y .

5.1 Summary

  B a s e d on t h e f a c t t h a t o f h e r t e a c h i n g a t t h e time p r a c t i c e m o s t o f t h e s t u d e n t s o f h a d p r o b -

SMAK PIRNGADI

  l e m s i n d e t e r m i n i n g t h e s u b j e c t of E n g l i s h s e n t e n c e s , t h e w r i t e r b e c o m e s i n t e r e s t e d i n m a k i n g s t u d y t o f i n d o u t

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  w h i c h t y p e s o f E n g l i s h s u b j e c t s m o s t o f t h e s t u d e n t s f i n d h a r d t o l e a r n .

  T h e r e a r e f o u r t h e o r i e s u n d e r l y i n g t h i s s t u d y . T h e y ( E A ) t h e a r e C o n t r a s t i v e A n a l y s i s ( C A ) , E r r o r A n a l y s i s p r o c e d u r e s o f w h i c h w e r e u s e d t o o b t a i n t h e d a t a f o r t h i s s t u d y , I n t e r l a n g u a g e w h i c h u s e d a s s u p p o r t i n g

  were t h e o r i e s i n t h i s s t u d y , a n d K i n d s o f s u b j e c t .

  I n o r d e r t o o b t a i n t h e d a t a f o r t h i s s t u d y , t h e w r i t e r a d m i n i s t e r e d a n o b j e c t i v e t e s t i n w h i c h t h e s t u d - e n t s h a v e t o u n d e r l i n e t h e s u b j e c t s o f t h e s e n t e n c e s t o t h e t h i r d y e a r s t u d e n t s o f SMAK SURABAYA. T h e

  PIRNGADI

  n u m b e r o f t h e c o n s i s t i n g o f 2 0 items i n t h e t e s t is 8 0 , n u m b e r o f i t e m s a b o u t N o u n s a s s u b j e c t ,

  5 n u m b e r o f i t e m s

  a b o u t A d j e c t i v e s a s s u b j e c t , o f a b o u t 5 n u m b e r i t e m s A d v e r b s a s s u b j e c t , 1 0 n u m b e r o f items a b o u t P a s s i v e

  V e r b a l s a s s u b j e c t , 5 n u m b e r o f i t e m s a b o u t I n f i n i t i v e s a s

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  s u b j e c t , number o f i t e m s a b o u t G e r u n d s a s s u b j e c t , 2 0 n u m b e r o f n u m b e r o f items a b o u t P h r a s e s a s s u b j e c t , 10 i t e m s a b o u t C l a u s e s a s s u b j e c t .

  T h e w r i t e r n o t e d down a l l t h e e r r o r s e n c o u n t e r e d , c l a s s i f i e d t h e m a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r t y p e s , c o u n t e d t h e m , a n d p u t t h e m i n r a n k o r d e r . T h e r e s u l t o f t h i s s t u d y

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  s h o w s t h a t t h e t y p e s o f e r r o r s w h i c h h a d b e e n m o s t l y made b y t h e s t u d e n t s e r r o r o f C l a u s e s t h e s e c o n d

  was

  e r r o r o f P a s s i v e v e r b a l s t h e t h i r d was e r r o r o f

  was

  P h r a s e s t h e f o u r t h w a s e r r o r o f G e r u n d t h e f i f t h t h e s i x t h w a s was e r r o r o f I n f i n i t i v e s e r r o r o f A d v e r b s t h e s e v e n t h was e r r o r o f Nouns a n d t h e l a s t was e r r o r o f A d j e c t i v e s

  H a v i n g f o u n d t h e e r r o r s i n t h i s s t u d y , t h e w r i t e r i n t e r p r e t e d t h a t some o f t h e s t u d e n t s h a v e n o t m a s t e r e d a b o u t t h e s u b j e c t s o f s e n t e n c e s . T h e y w e r e s t i l l c o n f u s e d i n u n d e r l i n i n g t h e s u b j e c t s o f t h e s e n t e n c e s , t h e y d i d n o t know w h i c h o f t h e r i g h t s u b j e c t s o f t h e a n d t h e y w e r e b e t w e e n t h e s t i l l c o n f u s e d t o s u b j e c t o f t h e s e n t e n c e a n d t h e o b j e c t o f t h e s e n t e n c e .

  Suggestions

  C o n s i d e r i n g t h a t t h e s t u d e n t s o f SMAK PIRNGADI d e t e r m i n i n g t h e s u b j e c t s

  BAYA s t i l l h a v e d i f f i c u l t i e s i n

  o f t h e s e n t e n c e s , t h e w r i t e r w o u l d l i k e t o g i v e some s u g g e s t i o n s t h a t m i g h t b e u s e f u l f o r t h e r e a d e r s , p a r t i c u - l a r l y t h e E n g l i s h t e a c h e r s a s f o l l o w s :

  T h e t e a c h e r s h o u l d g i v e m o r e e x p l a n a t i o n a b o u t t h e 1 . f u n c t i o n o f w o r d s i n o r d e r t h e s t u d e n t s c a n i s t h e s u b j e c t , v e r b , a n d c i a t e w h i c h o n e o b j e c t o f t h e s e n t e n c e .

  T h e t e a c h e r s h o u l d e x p l a i n t h a t s u b j e c t s o f s e n t e n c e s 2 . d o n o t o n l y c o n t a i n o f n o u n s t h a t d e r i v e f r o m t h i n g , p l a c e , a n i m a l s , e t c , b u t a may d e r i v e f r o m a d j e c t i v e , a n a d v e r b o r v e r b , l i k e i n G e r u n d , I n f i n i -

  a t i v e o r P a s s i v e V e r b a l .

  3 . T h e t e a c h e r s h o u l d e x p l a i n m o r e a b o u t C l a u s e s , P a s s i v e v e r b a l s , P h r a s e s , G e r u n d s , I n f i n i t i v e s , A d v e r b s , N o u n s , a n d A d j e c t i v e s , i n o r d e r t h e y d o n o t make m i s t a k e s i n t h o s e k i n d o f l e s s o n s .

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